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Re: Lego Ideas Typewriter

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Post by antiterra »

bluetomcat wrote: post #55
cephalization wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah but I get to build this typewriter... I derive value from the act of building and replicating the inner mechanisms of a typewriter that I could not build before. Isn't all entertainment somewhat 'wasteful' or 'purposeless' beyond enjoyment?

I'm 35 and am a keen collector of 1:18 scale diecast model cars. The sense of enjoyment for me comes from seeing their intricate details exactly replicated, from putting models from a similar age/brand/model next to one another and comparing them, from knowing that they can endure a long time without degrading and I can pass them to my son. I fail to understand the appeal of "adult non-toy" Lego sets like these, howe…

I got a sense of enjoyment from diecast model cars because I could open up the doors and pretend they transformed into airplanes. I also hated them because any steering or suspension components were generally plastic and flimsy by toy standards. I didn’t see the appeal to these things you couldn’t really play with.

People like different things for different reasons. Guitar Hero is not the same as playing a guitar, and comparing the two with the expectation that they will offer the same rewards will lead to disappointment. But, some people like both.

Re: Lego Ideas Typewriter

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Post by spoonjim »

sharkweek wrote: post #36

A lot of people in this thread are forgetting that it’s not necessarily about the actual completed object but more the process of putting it together that often brings the most joy with LEGO. I don’t think I’m more at peace than the few times a year I sit down with a new LEGO kit and build it. It’s a delightfully enjoyable break from just about everything else that keeps my mind busy and is such a calming activity.

To me, the greatest joy of LEGO sets is seeing brilliant engineering up close. There's brilliant engineering inside an iPhone, but I can't see it. It's all locked inside a boring looking little 1cmx1cm gray chip.

When you assemble something like a working pneumatic articulated motorized digger, 99% made out of the same basic 200 interchangeable parts, it's incredible.

Re: Lego Ideas Typewriter

#93

Post by spoonjim »

pininja wrote: post #83
mtmail wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In Germany we have two companies that will send you a set (or 3, depending on plan) every month. It's like the old Netflix DVD model. Each sets gets washed, they added extra pieces and there's insurance for loosing pieces. ( https://www.bauduu.de/ )

That’s a brilliant idea! Is there something like this in the US? How has your experience been using it?

LEGO is vastly more popular in Europe than in the US.

Re: Lego Ideas Typewriter

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Post by spoonjim »

scoopertrooper wrote: post #20
samizdis wrote: post #2

That's a lovely piece of kit, and I am sorely tempted to put in an order, but LEGO's promotional video and associated text descriptions seem to be a little deceptive. As far as I can tell, the model - which has a "LEGO first" - Black and red ink spool ribbon is a new fabric element. - and each key has a letter, and the carriage moves, etc ... doesn't actually type.

This may shock you, but none of those lego ships are sea worthy either.

The Lego Pop-up book does pop up though.

Re: Lego Ideas Typewriter

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Post by Fricken »

spoonjim wrote: post #92
sharkweek wrote: post #36

A lot of people in this thread are forgetting that it’s not necessarily about the actual completed object but more the process of putting it together that often brings the most joy with LEGO. I don’t think I’m more at peace than the few times a year I sit down with a new LEGO kit and build it. It’s a delightfully enjoyable break from just about everything else that keeps my mind busy and is such a calming activity.

To me, the greatest joy of LEGO sets is seeing brilliant engineering up close. There's brilliant engineering inside an iPhone, but I can't see it. It's all locked inside a boring looking little 1cmx1cm gray chip. When you assemble something like a working pneumatic articulated motorized digger, 99% made out of the same basic 200 interchangeable parts, it's incredible.

It really becomes apparent when you attempt to build your own creation to the same standards of some of the sets geared to older builders.

Re: Lego Ideas Typewriter

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Post by Fricken »

cainxinth wrote: post #61
sharkweek wrote: post #36

A lot of people in this thread are forgetting that it’s not necessarily about the actual completed object but more the process of putting it together that often brings the most joy with LEGO. I don’t think I’m more at peace than the few times a year I sit down with a new LEGO kit and build it. It’s a delightfully enjoyable break from just about everything else that keeps my mind busy and is such a calming activity.

This is my problem. I very badly want to build some of these (particularly the Saturn V and some of those huge Technic supercar models), but I really don't need another tchotchke collecting dust on a shelf.

Any kid I'm sure will gladly accept a pre-built Lego set once you're tired of looking at it. Many adults would too.

Re: Lego Ideas Typewriter

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Post by aidenn0 »

bombcar wrote: post #84
wongarsu wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I should probably clarify that I meant "splurge" as in "spending where they normally don't", not as in "spend beyond a reasonable amount"

Yeah - just pointing out that in general LEGO has been printing prices that would have been stickers 20 years ago. Part of is also that they did a study and realized that stickers piss kids off because they’re hard to apply correctly.

As a kid, stickers were the bane of my existence for everything; Legos, Transformers, etc.

I had to decide between doing it myself and having it look like crap, or getting my parents to do it and feeling embarrassed that I didn't do it myself.

Re: Lego Ideas Typewriter

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Post by ElijahLynn »

samizdis wrote: post #2

That's a lovely piece of kit, and I am sorely tempted to put in an order, but LEGO's promotional video and associated text descriptions seem to be a little deceptive. As far as I can tell, the model - which has a "LEGO first" - Black and red ink spool ribbon is a new fabric element. - and each key has a letter, and the carriage moves, etc ... doesn't actually type.

Same. The video shows a typed letter in the machine too, leading me to believe it actually worked. But further digging reveals this is not the case. A ton of people are going to actually buy this thinking it works, and it won't and they will be pissed.

Re: Lego Ideas Typewriter

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Post by ElijahLynn »

mtnGoat wrote: post #89
pininja wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s a brilliant idea! Is there something like this in the US? How has your experience been using it?

I believe there was a US based company doing it at one point but they went out of business.

There are a few US offerings: https://www.verywellfamily.com/best-lego-subscription-boxes-...

Re: Lego Ideas Typewriter

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Post by karmakaze »

It took me a long while to see the LEGO-ness in it. It's so well finished that you can't tell it's LEGO. Certainly you know because you assembled it. But then again the pieces are so specialized that you lose a lot of the creativity that LEGO inspires.
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